1. Learning Routes A Tool to Disseminate and Scale Up Innovations – Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean

2. Training and Dissemination Methodologies in Rural Development Traditional Approach Top down approach Courses and workshops External expertise Procasur’s Approach Bottom up approach Interaction between theory and practice Conviction – local organizations possess knowledge

3. Achievement and Impact Learning Route Change in internal management of organisations Design and implementati on of new products and services Improved capacities in rural families Functional and vertical scaling up Social learning Problem Solving Knowledge sharing

4. Sustainability Sustainability of innovations developed in learning routes is high Innovation processes have gone beyond local organizations to local communities IFAD innovation routes have gone beyond local organizations to national and regional policy making level

5. Replicability and Scalability Initial start with IFAD support in Latin America – 2008, first Learning Route in Africa – 2010 IFAD Grant to implement Learning Routes in ESA – 2011, IFAD Grant to implement in Asia Increased involvement – community to local government to national and international policy makers Expansion of activities – Scoping papers to identify and document innovations – Providing methodological support to IFAD projects Integrate grassroots based knowledge management in planning and implementation of projects

6. Contribution Job creation – participants capacity to create employment enhanced Income generation – participants income generating capacity enhanced Social inclusion – women and youth have increased capacity to participate in decision making and economic activities Outreach – communities can document knowledge and share on global platform Networks – connected people within communities, communities across borders, and across continents Agricultural and Food Security – organizations adopt and integrate knowledge management systems in their work

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